[Recombinant interferon alfa in the treatment of essential thrombocythemia].

Essential thrombocythaemia, a clonal myeloproliferative disease characterized by a persisting increase of the number of thrombocytes, their abnormal morphology and function, is a special clinical and therapeutic problem which calls for a comprehensive approach. Based on a group of their own patients and on data from the literature, the authors discuss the asset of interferon alpha in the treatment of essential thrombocythaemia.